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Where did the teacher tell the boys to run?
Into the bushes
What was Salva's group attacked by while on the fishermans' island?
What is mosquitos
What is the purpose of Nya's walk each day?
To collect water
Salva is a member of this tribe.
What is the Dinka?
What does Salva recognize on a woman at the refugee camp?
What is orange headscarf
Nya is apart of this tribe.
What is Nuer?
Salva reunites with this person in Chapter 16?
Who is his father, Mawien?
What is the name of the desert Salva's group must travel through for three days?
Akobo Desert
What does one woman in the group do for a dying man in the desert?
Gives him water
What was the name of Nya's 5 year old sister?
Akeer
Who gives Salva peanuts and a gourd for his travels?
The old lady who he calls Auntie
What season is it in America when Salva arrives?
Winter
Uncle Jewiir
Where does Salva get sent to?
Rochester, New York
What does Salva drink on the plane that reminded him of his father?
Coca Cola
Marial
What happens to Salva when walking through the desert?
He stubbed his toe and his toenail came off.
What name is given to the boys who made their way to Kenya and lost their homes and families?
The Lost Boys
Who is the leader of the drilling crew that Nya meet?
Salva
Where does Marial tell Salva they are traveling?
East to Ethiopia
Who killed Uncle?
Nuer men/rebels
Why does Nya's family move to a new location every few months?
They move closer to water during the dry season
What is the land of the Atout known most for?
Lions
What was the name of young Jur-chol man who lead Salva to the beehive?
Buksa
In Chapter 8, Salva has a flashback of his father on a bicycle. What did Salva's father bring him?
Mangoes
What animal kills most of the refugees escaping Ethiopia?
Crocodiles
What does Salva find out about his mother while talking to his father?
She is still alive, along with his sisters and one brother
What is the iron giraffe?
A drill/tool for drilling water
What does Salva's project end up being?
Building water wells for Africa